How to Breed Sheep & Raise Your Own Lambs

How to Breed Sheep & Raise Your Own Lambs | Lambing Season 2022

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See how we breed our Katahdin hair sheep and raise our own lambs at our small farm. Learn how to prepare your ewes for breeding, care for them during pregnancy, and what to do when your lambs are born. We cover some of the common problems to watch out for and what you need to be prepared for lambing season.
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@janedoe3095 2 жыл бұрын

So good to hear someone allow the ewe’s to deliver naturally rather than immediately intervene. I have seen a number of relatively new homesteaders who immediately assist pulling the lamb out even if no indication of issues. They will frequently jump in and start drying them off and one time recently I watched a family do that with a baby goat and then handed the baby to their daughter so she could cuddle with it before the mother had an opportunity to do anything with her baby or the kid was able to start walking around. Then they were concerned because the kid wasn’t trying to nurse and the mother wasn’t nurturing.

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have seen what you are talking about as well on some other channels. In my herd I select for ewes specifically that are good mothers and can birth unassisted. I want my animals to live as natural lives as possible.

@Estella0707 Жыл бұрын

Best BEST info on KZfaq!!!! Thank you!!! So appreciate your knowledge and taking the time to make these videos. ❤️❤️❤️

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you so much!

@janefromcanada6943 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for teaching us what you know :) I especially like your list of things to have on hand. And I like that you don't intervene unless you need to. You are great at doing these videos, keep it up :)) Jane in Ireland

@YouCanFarm Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@playfultones 2 жыл бұрын

So well done!!!! I love your programs. Thank you for being SO thorough. I will watch many times.

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. We are glad you enjoyed the video.

@530eman 6 ай бұрын

This was a great video with a ton of information, thank you so much...! We are in SW Washington with a very similar climate and will very soon have our first sheep; 5 Gotlands...oh boy...

@YouCanFarm 6 ай бұрын

Awesome, best of luck!

@jamisonaskew431 Жыл бұрын

I live in SE NC and just happened to be watching your videos. So interested in your channel

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for watching.

@Debra309 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos and grateful I found your channel. Being new to sheep I’m able to obtain a wide variety of valuable information to apply to my very small flock. Thank you for your time and efforts.

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@bryanduchane2371 Жыл бұрын

I have no clue why I didn't get notified if these videos when they were released, but glad I am now.....

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching them!

@amyperusse8951 2 жыл бұрын

That was really informative. Thank you! I have my first pregnant ewe due in a few weeks so I really appreciate all the great tips!

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful! Best of luck with your new lambs!

@waykeeperfarmandnerdery Жыл бұрын

I love how you covered all the bases and also shared your preferences in lambing. We are in Ontario, Canada so we plan our lambing for spring grass which starts much later here. It’s cool to see what different regions can do in terms of timing too!

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and I totally agree! The region in which you are farming influences so many of these types of choices.

@dennisdean3925 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I couldn't help but watch since the name of your ranch is Red Tail. That was my first successful hunting bird - for bunnies - normally early before school. I was in 8th grade and have flown lots of birds of prey since then, but 'you always remember your first' (bird). I am about to begin with sheep - Australian Whites - on my ranch in Ecuador.

@YouCanFarm 11 ай бұрын

That's awesome! I'm obsessed with birds of prey, and we have many Red-Tailed hawks on our property. I'm jealous, I would love to learn falconry. I'd also love to get my hands on some Australian whites, they seem like an ideal breed.

@dennisdean3925 11 ай бұрын

@@YouCanFarm I am anxious to head to Australia and meet the breeders, see some of their sheep, taste some of the meat and determine if it is as delicious as everyone says... then, I'll purchase some and ship them back to Ecuador. The particular traits, calm demeanor, parasite resistant, etc. are all great qualities and it their meat tastes (almost) as good as Wagyu Beef, then I'm IN! As far as Red-tailed hawks, I think they are among the easiest birds of prey to train and start your falconry experience. They're great birds, whether you start which a passage bird or one about to fledge the nest.

@nigelsmith186 3 ай бұрын

Excellent content. Thanks for making this video.

@YouCanFarm 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@londonwerewolves Жыл бұрын

The piebald pattern is adorable on the lambs.

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

I know, I love all the different patterns!

@mkshffr4936 Жыл бұрын

I love this kind of info. I am thinking about maybe a retirement homestead and raising our own protein. So I am very interested in very small scale natural animal husbandry. Some videos on small scale self sufficient operations would be delightful as I suspect that there would be differences in approach v.s. larger operations.

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Great idea, I will think about how to share more of that side in some future videos.

@crystalzimmerman6475 Жыл бұрын

I love your video so much. I raise sheep as well and am learning so many new tips from you!!❤ I would absolutely love a list of everything you have in your emergency kit if possible? Thanks for the molasses tip! I had a mom that lost her babies just yesterday so I will be using that tip today👌

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That is a great idea for a future video - there is a LOT of stuff in my kit now. So sorry about your babies, hope mom is doing well ❤

@_sunshine_84 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the INFORMATIVE video! I love that you go over everything in so much detail. Subscribed! 👍😊👍

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@heidinein645 Жыл бұрын

You are awsome and a good teacher thankyou

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's so nice of you!

@paullong4471 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.God bless

@YouCanFarm 10 ай бұрын

Thank you too!!

@kaleobraun1748 Жыл бұрын

Sooo adorable!! Love the romping around 🐑😊

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Right?! The lamb races are the cutest!

@ilexxx54 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@YouCanFarm 5 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@CritterCreekUSA 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome.. Looking forward to watching all the videos!

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@alvarohernandez9983 2 жыл бұрын

Great video very helpful!

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!

@TheMerc2112 7 ай бұрын

Great video Thank you!

@YouCanFarm 7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@rosefamilyhomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed! Great video!Really enjoyed this.... we will be having our first lambs come May. Appreciate the advice!

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

That's wonderful, congratulations on your first lambs!

@javiersantizo1914 Жыл бұрын

Whata great video ! Thank you for all your help

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@navarrohillsranch Жыл бұрын

Very informative video!

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was helpful!

@thecurlefarm 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I have subscribed 😃

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome!

@LIrvin-gb6ij 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the videos, it was very informative. I have a question, I'm adopting 2 ewes and 2 ram (all are 3 mos old). Trying to get their housing build for the ewes and the ram. Can I build their shelter with 15 feet from each other? I don't plan on breeding them til next fall.

@YouCanFarm 3 ай бұрын

The more space between ewes and rams when not breeding the better. You will reduce stress and the temptation to break out of fences by moving them further apart.

@Wildhorses6193 Жыл бұрын

We love your youtube channel and are located in western NC we are looking to breed sheep and are looking to get a couple females and a ram do you sale and of your sheep?

@YouCanFarm 11 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you! Yes, we sometimes have some sheep for sale. We have one ram and a few young ewes available now, but they are all daughters of the ram.

@aldesm71 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you! When exactly do you put the ewes and their babies in the pens? And how long do you keep them in the pen? Best

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

I move the ewe and her babies to their pen as soon as she is done delivering. I keep them there for between 12 hours and 3 days, depending on how well they are doing. Some ewes need more time to recover, and some lambs need a few days to learn to nurse well. If she has multiple lambs they usually stay longer than if she just has one. I let them back out into the flock once I'm confident they are strong and bonded.

@jneckcrank 2 жыл бұрын

Is it stressful trying to keep up with multiple lambs all arriving at the same time? Looks like there is only you and a lot of lambs. Very good breakdown of lambing requirements. You are on top of your game.

@e2ndcomingsoon655 Жыл бұрын

Question, do you sell the lambs for meat processing at around 8 months old? My daughter raised one in the FFA and that was the case, was wondering if that’s the rule, that sheep are sold as lambs for meat. Or can they being sold for the slaughter older? Like 2 years old sheep? Or just lambs?

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

We process lambs when they have reached a good weight, and not based on age. I have processed them from 6 months old up to 6 years old. For the meat to be labeled as "Lamb" they should be under one year old, otherwise it is considered mutton, but they are still good to eat at any age.

@mianintikhabalam3032 Жыл бұрын

Sooo lovely cute queen....

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mianintikhabalam3032 Жыл бұрын

I will also upload some of my sheeps videos in coming months .I hope you will like it .we have different kinds of sheep as compared to your country.add me in your subscribers that You can see my videos too.

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

@@mianintikhabalam3032 that's great, I'll watch for those!

@user-fh7zw8zj8i 11 ай бұрын

😮😊❤

@YouCanFarm 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bryanduchane2371 Жыл бұрын

What does chewing their cud mean?

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

It's when they regurgitate food from their rumen, or stomach, to chew it up some more.

@gerinevicencio9603 2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of A Christmas Romance (1994)

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of that

@spoolsandbobbins Жыл бұрын

Great video. At what age can you start breeding a ewe? Thanks.

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

The earliest you would want to breed a ewe is at about 8 months of age, so that they are over a year old when they lamb.

@spoolsandbobbins Жыл бұрын

@@YouCanFarm I’ve been trying to find that answer for weeks! Thank you so much for taking the time to make great videos AND answer me back. God bless, from Nova Scotia

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@lindaferguson593 9 ай бұрын

Do you use one ram for all of your ewes? Have you ever inclined bred your sheep?

@shepherdewan 2 жыл бұрын

Who shears them

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

They are hair sheep so we don't have to shear them.

@somekindoffarming8971 2 жыл бұрын

I have one ready to lamb I think it like that saying dont watch boiling water because she just wont give us the babys lol

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes that's how it goes. Good luck with your lambs!

@rasheedhanbali1262 Жыл бұрын

🇺🇸👍👍👍💯

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@BagladyNH Жыл бұрын

Your iodine bottle looks a lot like peroxide???

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

Yes they both come in a brown plastic bottle. It's definitely iodine, you can see the label clearly in the video.

@BagladyNH Жыл бұрын

@@YouCanFarm Oh I believe you , I've just never seen it like that. Better yet I didn't know they still made iodine :) 😁

@violettevicencio363 2 ай бұрын

0:07 Is Lamb, a boy or girl⁉️

@YouCanFarm 2 ай бұрын

Girl

@gerinevicencio9603 2 жыл бұрын

Is Lambs, a boy or girl ⁉️

@YouCanFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Lambs can be either girl or boys, but the ones I am holding in the video are all girls.

@RaphaelFernandezBeliachi Жыл бұрын

@@YouCanFarm what is preferred to eat for meat? Male or female or both?

@YouCanFarm Жыл бұрын

@@RaphaelFernandezBeliachi both males and females can be used for meat, with no difference in taste.